Chufa management in the middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 156-162

  Taylor, John P ^a   Smith, Loren M ^b  

^a US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground standing crop; Below ground standing crop; Chufa; Cyperus esculentus; Migratory birds; Moist soil management; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; TUBER; WETLAND; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; SORGHUM HALEPENSE; XANTHIUM; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM;

EID: 0037800354     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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